HOLISTIC TREE HEALTH CARE
OBX Tree Doc is a full service tree company specializing in holistic tree health care. Our mission is to promote healthy tree growth through the use of growth regulators, a variety of fertilizers, and pesticides/fungicides while providing excellent customer service and meeting all safety requirements. As a holistic tree service we aim to respect our environment at every opportunity. For each tree removed, we plant a new tree in its place in order to maintain a balanced environment.
OBX Tree Doc is a family owned and operated company. The owner, Ernst, is a certified arborist and safety climber. He combined his love for climbing and the environment to give life to OBX Tree Doc, the first holistic tree service here on the Outer Banks. Ernst and his partner Katie, an OBX native, moved back to the Outer Banks to start the company in 2019 to raise their children by the ocean and be closer to home. Katie manages the business and provides unparalleled customer relations. The company values professionalism, nature and family.
MEET THE TEAM
Ernst Greive
As a kid, Ernst learned how to tie knots and developed a deep respect for nature from his dad in the boy scouts. Ernst went on to achieve his Eagle Scout ranking. He has always had a passion for adventurous, physically testing work. He has done everything from being a white water rafting guide on the Arkansas River in Colorado to being the lead safety climber on industrial wind turbines across the world, including in Australia. He always did tree work for his buddies companies in between his travels and rafting seasons. He met Katie on one of his safety climbing jobs in downtown Atlanta. Their first date was at a disc golf course. They fell for each other immediately and they moved out West to Denver. He then decided to get really serious. They started a family and moved everyone back to Katie’s hometown and began his own business, OBX Tree Doc. He has completed his ISA Arborist Certification and is studying to become a Master Arborist. He is really into education and after work you can usually find him reading from a textbook working towards his next certification.
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Katie Morgan
Katie is an Outer Banks native that loves everything outdoors and adventure. Her passion for adventure started at a young age when she began flying lessons out of Manteo Airport when she was 16. She continued her education at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach Fl. From there, she pivoted her career and went back to school for Dental Hygiene. She worked as a dental hygienist for 10+ years in the heart of downtown Atlanta. She’s always down for adventure and a challenge. Once she met Ernst, she knew she had met her guy. He was adventurous, nature loving, loved to move around, and very motivated...The rest is history. Katie manages the business and is probably who you'll speak to when you give us a call!